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First copy FREE; additional copies 1^ tlackamas Print i! kin dependent, student - run newspaper kamasICommunity College, Oregon City, OR _______ Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 Work study money: use it or lose it! Armondo Borboa | The Clackamas Print __________ nens basketball moves rani with a win, while is halts with a loss egan Koler tor-in-Chief e women’s basketball team continued their ig streak last Saturday, while the men’s iealt with a hard loss. e game was a close call for the" women’s ABOVE LEFT: Courtney Greenleaf and Ashley Cunningham wait to ' but they maintained a slight lead over see if the shot will make it in. |ua for most of the game, finally defeating 72-69. ABOVE: Freshman J.C. cook avoids Umpqua M he hcadc w tha e played really, really well,” said Women’s basket, (ball Coach Jim Martineau. “[Umpqua] was 1 number one, and we knew we had to play Saturday’s victory was a welcome change in play compared -st game to beat them, and foe girls did a really good job to foe women’s win earlier last week at Mt Hood. ht at both ends of foe court I was very proud of them.” “We won, but we didn’t play great” Martineau said. “It was was probably, overall, our best team effort,” he added, one of those things, up at Mt Hood, that we just wanted to win was probably the best; having more of a team victory and get out of there, and that’s kind of what happened.” 1 of foe few that usually scores points for us.” One of foe team’s freshmen, Jill Niebeigall, attributed a little le of foe standout players that night was Christie Richaids, of their victory to some inspiring words shared by foe team’s 1 Shirt freshman Who stole foe ball five times from semi-professional cheerer, Shayla Fetters. [ua’s offense and scored her share of points. he came out late and helped us,” Martineau said. “She is a athletic girl, and she guarded their point guard all night” Please see BASKETBALL, Page 4 lackamas prepared for the worst? in Hurlburt Clackamas Print tornado touches down in the park- t near Roger Rook Hall, flipping s it moves toward campus. People and begin to panic and flee for ives. though this event is unlikely, rister that struck Clark County J is a Bulling reminder that foe west is not a safe haven. This some questions, such as, what ;;rs should the college be weary id are we prepared? cording to foe Clackamas y Department of Emergency gement, there are seven types sters tha t supply a real threat to imas County and foe college, are floods, landslides, severe \ storms, windstorms, earfo- > and volcanic eruptions. The lesfructive disaster is perhaps /OTHake, with an estimated "trillion in damages possible. I Bums, a state-employed dk geologist, agrees that an poses one of foe great- ■ of any disaster in foe vest is likely that we will have a dev- ig earthquake in foe future,” Bums itflkting this to Oregon’s classifi- as |nigh seismic zone. In foe event of a disaster, foe outlook is good in foe eyes of many students, including Chris Kulink. “The campus is open enough to get to somewhere safe, I think,” Kulink said. But while measures can be taken to ease foe impact of a natural disaster, no man-made structure is indestructible. Photo illustration by Nick Komafel CZiu-fawws Print “I think our school could withstand a natural disaster as well as any build ing could,” said student Jessica Mascher. “I think it would do all right, but any building, if foe disaster is bad and strong enough, could destroy it” Tina Birch and George Sims, planning chiefs for foe Incident Command System at Clackamas, agree that the campus is fairly secure. The Incident Command System was created in order to implicate an evacu ation more smoothly in the event of an emergency. Starting two years ago, in foe wake of a bomb threat that turned into an evacuation nightmare, foe system has made great strides in order to achieve a successful evacuation plan on campus. With members in every building at Clackamas, foe system may not be per fect, but it has been getting closer ever since its start This system is only a piece of foe greater, foe Emergency Response Management Plan, which includes detailed plans of what to do in case of a disaster. The plan can only be activated after foe head of foe executive council declares foe situation emergency level 3, and outlines many facets of what to do in an emeigency situation. Everything from foe evacuation to foe setting-up of triage centers is covered, in an attempt to keep foe campus and its inhabitants safe until further assistance can arrive. Although Clackamas has not gained foe status of a “Disaster Resistant College,” it is by no means defenseless in the face of disaster. As the larger national economy continues to worsen, Oregon students from working families are looking for new ways to support their continuing education efforts. One possible avenue available to Clackamas students is foe Federal Work Study program. However, like most federal programs, foe available funds are under a “use it or loose if’ constraint. This fiscal year, between $150,000 and $200,000 in funds have been made available for use by Clackamas students. Last year, less than half of that amount was utilized. According to Financial Aid Specialist Craig Nickles, The Federal Work Study program is a part of foe larger Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and can be used in conjunction with scholarships, grants, fee waivers and tuition assistance. The program itself provides funds for employers who meet particular criteria and are willing to provide academic flex ibility to hire student workers. Students in return are offered part-time employment with an academically friendly employer at pay rates above minimum wage. Most but not all of foe posi tions available are located on campus. “It makes all the difference to me,” said zoology major Richard Shew, who works as a computer assistant in the Dejardin Hall nursing lab and must carpool to school. “I can show up in foe morning to attend classes and study, go to work, earn money, and I never have to leave schooL” Starting salaries for most positions begin at $9 an hour, which is above the minimum wage of $7.95 an hour that most iw>pip ixm pyppct to receive for lcs3 than full-time employ ment. The time worked can also be split up so as to not with class schoduloo. c tu Jviiu ruigut wurx wo or three hours in the morning and then a few more hours in the afternoon based on their class times. Individual benefits are based on financial need and FAFSA award letter limits. Students can expect to receive employment up to as much as 19 hours a week, but the primary focus is still on education. "We do everything we can to help students afford to pay their own way,” Nickles said, ’hut their first task is still educa tion.” All the FAFSA paperwork is available online at www.fafsa. ed.gov, with students having the option of either printing out the forms or filling out their applications online. If a PIN num ber is requested at least three business days prior, students can sign their forms electronically and file online instead of mailing the application. With a PIN number and all financial documentation in hand, foe application process is surprisingly easy to complete, taking- approximately an hour to finish. The Web site is very easy to navigate, with every step listed numerically and clearly explained. Applicants must use school code 004878 to ensure proper distribution and must bring a copy of all paperwork to the Student Financial Services office. The Student Aid Report (SAR) award letter should arrive within foe next several weeks, listing eligibility for awards, grants and federal loans. Students can also apply for other forms of aid such as Pell Grants, Stafford loans and scholar ships. Grants and scholarships do not need to be paid back, and most forms of aid do not count as declarable income. Once all foe preliminary paperwork is completed, students can then focus on the task of actually landing a part-time job. "Other than going through this (FAFSA application pro cess), getting a job is still the same,” Nickles said. “You go on foe college Web page, click on ‘employment’ to find a position you like, and then you go interview with that employer.” Since foe majority of positions are available on campus, most jobs directly or indirectly relate to a student’s chosen field of study. “Since at work, I’m on a computer all foe time; I can keep my skills up,” said Shew of his job at foe nursing lab. “I can do a job I like and feel I’m helping people at foe same time.” According to Terry Fourtner, department secretary for foe nursing program, Work Study has been a great success for both foe nursing department and student workers. “We have them (student workers) do some light work around foe department - cleaning up, moving boxes, ect,” Fourtner said. “But they also have plenty of freedom to study and to learn what we do here. We both benefit” One of foe less common but no less possible opportunities is foe possibility of securing a full-time position. A number of part-time and full-time Clackamas faculty and staff once started out as student workers, including Nickles himself.
